THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
No. 11 OF 2 0 0 3
I ASSENT
23rd May 2003
An Act to amend certain Written Laws.
ENACTED
by the Parliament ofthe United Republic of Tanzania.
1. This Act maybe cited as the Written Laws (Miscellaneous A m e n & h o r t t i t l e
ments) Act, 2 0 0 3 .
2 . The various Laws s e t forth in the first and s e c o n d columns of t h e n e r e ­
s c h e d u l e to this Act are h e r e b y a m e n d e d in the m a n n e r specified i n ^ J j f ^ ^ f
third column to the Schedule.
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A c t N o . 1 0 o f 1 9 6 4 T h e A n t i q u i t i e s A c t , 1 9 6 4 T h e A c t is
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amended-
( a ) in s e c t i o n 2 b y i n s e r t i n g i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f t h e w o n |
"appointed day" appearing in subsection (I) the following n e w definition»
-Authorised officer" includes Antiquities Officer, A s s i s t a n t Antiquities Of
ficer, Antiquities G u i d e s a n d any o t h e r officer or p e r s o n a u t h o r i s e d
the Minister to e x e r c i s e any p o w e r or to d i s c h a r g e any duty u n d e r t tjs
Act or any subsi-diary legislation m a d e p u r s u a n t to this Act;
(b) in section 25 (i) by adding immediately after paragraph (e) the following new paragraph - K
11(f) prescribing appointments, powers and duties of authorized officeiffc
u n d e r this Act"
(ii) by renaming paragraph (f) as Paragraph (g);
(iii) by adding the words
the c o n s e r v a t i o n a r e i m m e d i a t e l y after the
word "monument" appearing at the end ofthe proviso.
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The National Parks Ordinance.
The Ordinance is a m e n d e d (a) by adding immediately after section 13 the following n e w section:
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Regulations
13 A. The T r u s t e e m a y m a k e staff regulations f o r t h e m a n a j ement of officers and servants appointed under section 1 3 and foi the
better execution ofthe activities in a c c o r d a n c e with the objectives of
this Ordinance"
(b) in subsection (2) of section 1 6
(i) by deleting the p h r a s e "one h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d shillings" a p p e a r i n g
the end of paragraph (a) and substituting for it the phrase: "five hundn
t h o u s a n d shillings";
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(ii) by deleting the p h r a s e "fifty t h o u s a n d shillings" appearing at the end
paragraph (b) and substituting for it the phrase: "five hundred thousar]8*
shillings";
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(iii) by deleting the phrase "twenty t h o u s a n d shillings" appearing at the er £
o f p a r a g r a p h (c) a n d s u b s t i t u t i n g for it t h e p h r a s e "two h u n d r e
t h o u s a n d shillings";
(iv) by deleting paragraph (d);
(c) in subsection (2) of section 1 7 by deleting the phrase "twenty thousand sht 5"
lings" a n d substituting for it the p h r a s e : "five h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d shillings
(d) in s u b s e c t i o n ( I ) of s e c t i o n 2 0 A b y d e l e t i n g t h e p h r a s e "two h u n d r e c
shillings" appearing in item (i) ofthe proviso and substituting for it the phras
"one h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d shillings";
(e) by deleting subsection ( ] ) of section 21 and substituting for it the following "(1 ) Any person who commits an offence under this Ordinance shall, on co
viction, if no other penalty is specified, be liable (a) in the c a s e of a n individual, to a fine n o t e x c e e d i n g five h u n d r e
t h o u s a n d shillings or to i m p r i s o n m e n t for a term n o t e x c e e d i
one years or to both that fine and imprisonment;
(b) in the c a s e of a c o m p a n y , a body corporate or a body of person
to a fine n o t e x c e e d i n g o n e million shillings"
Act No. 41 offteindustrial Court of Tanzania
Act, 1967
The Act is a m e n d e d in s u b s e c t i o n (I C ) of section 2 7 by deleting the whole j j
subse-ction (I C) and substituting for it the following-
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"(IC) S u b j e c t to the provision ofthis s e c t i o n , e v e r y a w a r d a n d d e c i s i o n oftl
C o u r t s h a l l b e called in q u e s t i o n o n a n y g r o u n d s in which c a s e the m: » e r
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shall be h e a r d and determined by a full b e n c h ofthe High Court".
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Act No 1 2 o F l ? f 7 £ t
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Tariff Act 1976
T h e Act is a m e n d e d -
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(i) in Part A ofthe Third Schedule by deleting the whole of item 1 5 which relate
to export processing z o n e s ;
(ii) in the Fourth Schedule which relates to ... PRIORITY S E C T O R S F O R T H f b
P U R P O S E S O F I N V E S T M E N T P R O M O T I O N " b y deleting item 13 a n
substituting for it the following:
Act No. l 3 offiimJncome Tax Act, 1973
"I 3 Marine transportation for p a s s e n g e r s , c a r g o a n d r o a d h a u l a g e ; "
The Act is a m e n d e d in the Third Schedule by deleting sub-item 1 5 of Head B, it
9 and substituting for it the followingPriority S e c t o r
R a t e s o f t a x in p e r c e n t a g e
Dividend Interest on loans
I 5. Marine transportation p a s s e n g e r s , c a r g o
and road haulage
Act No. 4 of 2002
The Railways Act, 2002
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The Act is a m e n d e d in section 15
(a) by adding immediately after p a r a g r a p h (b) of subsection (4) the following
paragraph "(c) whose service is transferred to any person to whom the powers ofthe Co
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pany are delegated,",
(b) deleting subsection (5) and substituting for it the following s
"(5) Where an employee whose services with the Corporation or the Company
any p e r s o n to w h o m p o w e r s o f t h e C o m p a n y are d e l e g a t e d u n d e r s u t ction (4) is a m e m b e r of any statutory, voluntary pension or any other s u p .
annuation s c h e m e , such employee shall continue to be governed by the
laws and regulations governing such s c h e m e and his service, forthe pur i^se
of such s c h e m e , shall be d e e m e d to be service with the Corporation an |2th e
Corporation or as the c a s e may be the Company or a person to whom po rs
o f t h e C o m p a n y a r e d e l e g a t e d , s h a l l contribute to s u c h s c h e m e acc dingly"
(c) by deleting the p h r a s e "whose service is transferred" appearing in the s e c o n d
line of subsection (6);
(d) by adding immediately after subsection (6) the following n e w subsection
"(7) W h e r e a n e m p l o y e e o f t h e Corporation who w a s a m e m b e r o f a n o n coSs
tributary retirement benefit s c h e m e is transferred to the C o m p a n y or to I w l y
p e r s o n to whom the powers ofthe C o m p a n y are d e l e g a t e d , the Corpor; tion
s h a l l , b e f o r e s u c h t r a n s f e r , effect a v o l u n t a r y c o n t r i b u t o r y r e t i r e m e n t
b e n e f i t s s c h e m e o n t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s a c c e p t a b l e to t h e Ministi ^ n
relation to such employee;"
(e) by renumbering subsection (7) as subsection (8).
Act No. 21 of 1969
The Legal Aid (Criminal Proc'
dings) Act, 1969
The Act is a m e n d e d in subsection (2) of section 4 (i) b y deleting the p h r a s e "one h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y shillings nc r
more than three hundred shillings" appearing in the s e c o n d 1 tie
and substituting for it the p h r a s e .
"fourty t h o u s a n d shillings n o r m o r e t h a n sixty t h o u s a r d
shillings";
(ii) deleting the phrase "five hundred shillings" appearing in the fiftl
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and sixth lines of a proviso to subsection (2) and substituting fo
it the p h r a s e "one h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d shillings";
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Act N o . 2 0 of 1972
The Stamp Duty Act, 1972
The Act is a m e n d e d in section 39(i) by deleting the marginal notes and substituting for them the follow
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marginal notes:
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"Transfers of interest in property";
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(ii) in s u b s e c t i o n (2) by deleting the whole of p a r a g r a p h (a) a n d
substituting for it the following:
"(a) that the effect thereof is to convey or transfer a beneficia
interest in property-
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(i) from one body corporate (hereinafter in this section
called "the transferor") to a n o t h e r b o d y corporatigt
(hereinafter in this section called "the transferee") in
which the transferor holds all or a majority of shares
or
(ii) from a n a t u r a l p e r s o n to a body corporate in which
the n a t u r a l p e r s o n is a beneficial o w n e r of n o t les
than ninety per centum ofthe issued share capita
s u c h body corporate."
Act N o . 2 of] 9 9 9
The Public Service R e t i r e m e n t The Act is a m e n d e d in section 21 by adding immediately after subsection (3)
Benefits Act, 1999
the following subsection:
"(4) For p u r p o s e s of subsection (2), the term "appropriate authority'
m e a n s the P e r m a n e n t S e c r e t a r y to the Ministry r e s p o n s i b l e for Civil
Service.',
Act No. 25 of 1972
The Act is a m e n d e d in section 11 by deleting subsection (3) and substitutii
T h e B u s i n e s s L i c e n s i n g Act, for it t h e following 1972
"(3) Notwithstanding any procedure prescribed by the Minister und
section 6, r e n e w a l application for a b u s i n e s s licence shall be a c c o
nied by Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) or a written explanation
satisfa-ctory to the licensing authority regarding the p a y m e n t or a s
c a s e may b e , exemption from p a y m e n t by the applicant of income 1
value a d d e d tax, stamp duty or such other tax or levy as the Minister
F i n a n c e m a y , b y n o t i c e p u b l i s h e d in t h e Gazette s p e c i f y fori
p u r p o s e s ofthis section."
Act No 24 of 1997
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d d in the Third S c h e d u l e b y a d d i n g i m m e d i a t e l y a
p a r a g r a p h 2 the following The Value Added Tax Act 1997
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2 A. Supplies to or importation ol m a c h i n e r y , e q u i p m e n t a n d capil
g o o d s for projects funded by the g o v e r n m e n t relating to infrastruct
a n d utilities d e v e l o p m e n t "
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Act No. 20 of 2001
The principal Act is a m e n d e d in section 25 by adding n e w subsections (
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and (4) immediately alter subsection (2) as follows:
T h e D a r e s S a l a a m W a t e r a n d " ( 3 ) Until such time as EWURA commences and a s s u m e s its regulatory prr tS e w e r a g e Authority Act, 2001 Act No.
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powers and functions of EWURA as provided for u n d e r section 7 of 1 te
E n e r g y a n d W a t e r Utilities Regulatory Authority Act 2 0 0 1 , includin
b u t n o t limited t o , t h e g r a n t i n g o f l i c e n s e s to D AW A S A a n d
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"(4) For a v o i d a n c e of doubt, w h e n E W U R A b e c o m e s operational a n d it
has a s s u m e d its regulatory powers and functions, all regulatory pc wers a n d functions a s s u m e d b y the Minister u n d e r the provisions of
subsection (3) shall, without any further notice and a s s u r a n c e revert
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i98iThe Petroleum (Ci
The Act is a m e n d e d
1981
(a)
in section 3 by deleting the definition ofthe term "Petroleum^as.
and substituting for it the following:
"Petroleum "includes crude petroleum a n d any liquid or g a s m a d e fr
crude petroleum, coal, schist, shale, p e a t or any produce of crude Pe­
troleum and includes c o n d e n s a t e "
(b)
in section 4 -
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by renumbering section 4 as section 4(1);
(b)
by adding immediately after sub-section (1), as renumbered
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"(2) Any person carrying on the business of importing s
unloading, transporting, storing, transforming or selling pe I
troleum shall, in the exercise of his respective business unc gjr
this Act, be subject to regulation by the Authority.
(3)
Any person who is the subject of subsection (I), shall prior to
conducting any petroleum b u s i n e s s u n d e r this Act, obtain
license issued by the Authority."
by adding immediately after section 4 the following n e w s e e tion4A.-(I ) T h e Authority s h a l l e x e r c i s e t e c h n i c a l a n d s a f e t y
regulatory functions in r e s p e c t ofthe petroleum sector.
(2)
Without prejudice to the powers conferred upon the Authority
u n d e r s u b s e c t i o n ( I ) , the Authority shall, in relation to
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the regulation ofthe petroleum sector, have and exercis£the following specific powers and functions:
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(a)
to i s s u e , r e n e w , s u s p e n d or c a n c e l l i c e n c e s a n d ^ r
permits u n d e r this Act;
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to monitor petroleum quality and s t a n d a r d s ;
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(c)
to irritate a n d c o n d u c t investigations in relation to s a f e t y ^
and quality of services given to a c o n s u m e r ,
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to conduct studies necessary for administrative and or a r i ^
a g e m e n t p u r p o s e s in r e s p e c t ofthe petroleum sector
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(e)
to give directions c o n s i s t e n t with this Act to a n y p e r s o n s ^
granted a licence or pen-nit u n d e r this Act
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to c h a r g e a n d collect fees a n d .levies (including a n y ^ l
regulatory levy) from the p e t r o l e u m s e c t o r c h a r g e d in
a c c o r d a n c e with the E W U R A Act
(g)
to prescribe code of conduct in respect of persons providing
services u n d e r this Act;
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to prescribed and c a u s e to be published in the Gazette an 1 in
a t least one Kiswahili a n d one English n e w s p a p e r technic al
and safety standards o f s e r v i c e s ;
to m o n i t o r t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p a c t in r e s p e c t o f th z
petroleum sector,
to perform such other functions which are incidental or anci ^
lary to the functions stipulated u n d e r t h i s section.
(d) in section 5 (a)
by a d d i n g i m m e d i a t e l y after the word "may" a p p e a r i n g : i
the first line of sub-section (I) the following phrase ' ^
i after consultation with the Authority."
(b)
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by adding immediately after paragraph "k'the following nev ss
paragraph prescribe p r o c e d u r e s for application, g r a n t of licences j
permits, and various forms tbe u s e d u n d e r t h i s Act.
s s e d in the National Assembly
d h e April 2 0 0 3
Clerk o f t h e National A s s e m b l y